On 11/2/06, the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the State Highway Administration (SHA) put on its annual Road Show presentation for Montgomery County’s statehouse delegation. MDOT and SHA use the Road Show to communicate their spending plans on transportation projects in Montgomery County to the county’s state legislators. At this hearing, the public was invited to watch but only state legislators were allowed to question MDOT and SHA officials. On November 20, the public will be able to testify about their priorities for state transportation spending.

The County Council’s Transportation & Environment Committee held a briefing this morning on the Forest Glen east-side Metro entrance. The committee held the briefing to hear information on pedestrian difficulties at Georgia Avenue and Forest Glen Road and possible solutions, including a new Metro entrance on the eastern side of Georgia. Committee chair Nancy Floreen and committee members George Leventhal and Tom Perez attended. Also in the audience to show support for the Forest Glen community were Valerie Ervin, the next County Council member from District 5, and Jeff Waldstreicher, who will soon represent District 18 as a state delegate in the General Assembly.

View the powerpoint presentation given by Nat Bottigheimer of WMATA

We often witness gross misconduct at the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Forest Glen Road. Not only do people routinely make an illegal left turn, but county and school vehicles do too!